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Smith was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries. A blood sample was taken from her which revealed she had 262mgs of alcohol per 100mls of blood in her system at the time of the collision. The legal limit is 80mgs.

She was subsequently charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

At Lewes Crown Court on Wednesday (September 12), she pleaded guilty to both offences and was sentenced to four years and four months, and three years and six months in prison respectively, to run concurrently.

The family of Ellisha Adams, who was injured in the collision, released a statement following the sentencing.

The statement read: "We take no gratification with the outcome of this court hearing today.

"Our daughter’s life was destroyed on December 16, 2017, but equally so was ours and our family's.

"She has been left a totally different person and a mere shadow of her former self, and now faces a very uncertain and difficult future.

"No punishment could ever compensate for the life-changing injuries our beautiful daughter has sustained or for the tragic loss of a young man’s life, both so tragically diminished by this catastrophic incident.

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"Our sincere thanks go out to the emergency services who attended the horrific accident scene, the air ambulance, and the doctors and nurses at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, in Brighton, who all worked tirelessly to ultimately save our daughter’s life.

"It is impossible to find the words to express our deeply felt gratitude for their professionalism, dedication, care and support.

"Hopefully the sentence imposed will draw closure on this nightmare, and as a family we can return to caring for our daughter and helping her rebuild her life."

PC Ian Foxton, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "On December 16, 2017, Smith made a conscious decision to drive having consumed alcohol. That decision had disastrous consequences for all involved.